Route 55
From route 571 in Laura to route 68 in Urbana.
Counties:
Miami, Champaign
Length:
41 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Intersections:
0: 571; 4: 48; 11: 75,718; 13: 41;
15: 202; 18: 589; 21: 201; 26: 235;
36: 560; 41: 68
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From 3 miles west of Troy to Troy.
History of route 55:
Original state highway.
Originally routed from Troy to Parma along current route 55 from Troy
to Urbana, route 36 from Urbana to Delaware, route 42 from Delaware to
Medina, route 3 from Medina to Hinckley, and route 94 from Hinckley to
Parma.
Urbana to Delaware certified as route 36 in 1926.
Delaware to Medina certified as route 42 in 1926.
Truncated at Urbana in 1926.
Extended to Ludlow Falls along previous unnumbered road by 1931.
Extended to Laura along previous unnumbered road in 1938.
3 miles west of Troy to Troy upgraded to divided highway by 1979.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 8-18-97 at 20:02 EDT.